Traffic accident closes Highway 5 near 7 overpass in Camdenton, Camdenton MO
A traffic accident occurred near the Highway 5 and 7 overpass in Camdenton. Police and emergency personnel are managing the scene by rerouting traffic and setting up roadblocks to control traffic flow. Assistance is being coordinated among county and city police units as well as park rangers. Medics are on site attending to the situation. The southbound lanes of Highway 5 are closed to prevent vehicles from passing through the accident area.
Audio|Source: Camden County Public Safety
04:13
Transcript:
00:00
Are they needing any more personnel out there to help on that accident?
00:09
Camden County, any unit on the accident scene? Any unit on accident scene?
00:17
Take R816, go ahead.
00:24
8.16, are you needing more traffic control?
00:27
I have our Sheriff 240 that can assist.
00:30
I also have Camdenton City PD623 that can assist.
00:39
We're rerouting traffic at 5 and the 7 overpass.
00:43
We'll probably need 2 to 3 cars there to make sure no southbound traffic comes down 5 and no traffic comes off that ramp.
00:49
I'm not sure who all we have down there right now.
00:52
And I believe 241 might be south of us on 5.
00:57
I'm not sure who else we have further down that south.
01:02
But some cars down there would be good and we have park rangers here at the intersection of Dry Hollow in 5.
01:08
Copy. Camden County 240, do you copy?
01:12
103, I'll be en route.
01:13
Copy, thank you.
01:15
103.
01:16
Copy.
01:18
I'm going to eat on south towards the crash things who can help them down there with that North Coast Traffic.
01:24
Copy. 6.5 p.m., 10.8.
01:31
Warning for fail to slow down or move over.
01:34
Copy at 65.
01:39
7.74, Camden, we're going to be 106 of the city.
01:45
Copy 774.
01:51
6.23, County, I'm going to assist firefighter turning this traffic back around, heading back north towards seven and business five.
02:02
Top six to anything.
02:04
Camden County, 863 status.
02:08
2513, I've got southbound shut down.
02:12
863 cancer, here.
02:14
Copy, I'm going to come back there to you and help you shut it down as soon as I get these cars cleared out.
02:18
Copy status occurs here, 1750.
02:21
Copy.
02:22
Yeah, I'm good.
02:23
I was just having a hard time getting back in my car due to traffic, so I had to move.
02:50
Happy 14 on duty, 1753.
02:56
14, 13.
02:58
Is there anything I can do to help you?
03:01
13, God.
03:06
14 to 13. Is there anything I can do to help you guys?
03:13
Yeah, if you guys have someone available, maybe relieve someone whenever they're ready to go to 42, I don't know how many people you guys have tonight.
03:23
Not a lot. I can start that with.
03:27
Copy.
03:29
243.14, give me a call when you have service.
03:33
(name withheld).
03:38
2418, town, I'm 41.
03:42
Copy 2418, 1755.
03:46
The county 617 status check.
03:56
Anywhere secure.
03:58
We're just waiting on medics to do what they need to do.
04:03
Copy.
04:04
860108 citation for speed.
04:12
17 to 13, you need me somewhere.
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8779-7 N MO-5, Camdenton, MO 65020
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